Viyahapannatti 15.657

15.657

evaṃ khalu devānuppiyāṇaṃ aṃtevāsī kusisse gosāle nāmaṃ maṃkhaliputte se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! gosāle maṃkhaliputte kālamāse kālaṃ kiccā kahiṃ gae? kahiṃ uvavanne?
evaṃ khalu goyamā! mamaṃ aṃtevāsī kusisse gosāle nāmaṃ maṃkhaliputte samaṇaghāyae jāva chaumatthe ceva kālamāse kālaṃ kiccā uḍḍhaṃ caṃdima-sūriya jāva accue kappe devattāe uvavanne| tattha ṇaṃ atthegatiyāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ bāvīsaṃ sāgarovamāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā| tattha ṇaṃ gosālassa vi devassa bāvīsaṃ sāgarovamāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! gosāle deve tāo devalogāo āukkhaeṇaṃ bhavakkhaeṇaṃ ṭhiikkhaeṇaṃ anaṃtaraṃ cayaṃ caittā kahiṃ gacchihiti? kahiṃ uvavajjihiti?
goyamā! iheva jaṃbuddīve dīve bhārahe vāse viṃjjhagiripāyamūle puṃḍesu jaṇavaesu sayaduvāre nagare saṃmutissa ranno bhaddāe bhāriyāe kucchiṃsi puttattāe paccāyāhiti| se ṇaṃ tattha navaṇhaṃ māsāṇaṃ bahupaḍipuṇṇāṇaṃ addhaṭṭhamāṇa ya rāiṃdiyāṇaṃ vīikkaṃtāṇaṃ jāva surūve dārae payāhiti|
jaṃ rayaṇiṃ ca ṇaṃ se dārae jāihiti, taṃ rayaṇiṃ ca ṇaṃ sayaduvāre nagare sabbhiṃtara-bāhirie bhāraggaso ya kuṃbhaggaso ya paumavāse ya rayaṇavāse ya vāse vāsihiti|
tae ṇaṃ tassa dāragassa ammāpiyaro ekkārasame divase vīikkaṃte nivvatte asuijāyakamma-karaṇe saṃpatte bārasame divase ayameyārūvaṃ goṇṇaṃ guṇanipphannaṃ nāmadhejjaṃ kāhiṃti–jamhā ṇaṃ amhaṃ imaṃsi dāragaṃsi jāyaṃsi samāṇaṃsi sayaduvāre nagare sabbhiṃtarabāhirie bhāraggaso ya kuṃbhaggaso ya paumavāse ya rayaṇavāse vuṭṭhe, taṃ hou ṇaṃ amhaṃ imassa dāragassa nāmadhejjaṃ mahāpaume-mahāpaume| tae ṇaṃ tassa dāragassa ammāpiyaro nāmadhejjaṃ karehiṃti mahāpaume tti|
tae ṇaṃ taṃ mahāpaumaṃ dāragaṃ ammāpiyaro sātiregaṭṭhavāsajāyagaṃ jāṇittā sobhaṇaṃsi tihi-karaṇa-divasa-nakkhatta-muhuttaṃsi mahayā-mahayā rāyābhisegeṇaṃ abhisiṃcehiṃti| se ṇaṃ tattha rāyā bhavissati mahayā himavaṃta-mahaṃta-malaya-maṃdara-mahiṃdasāre vaṇṇao jāva viharissai|
tae ṇaṃ tassa mahāpaumassa ranno annadā kadāyi do devā mahiḍḍhiyā jāva mahesakkhā seṇākammaṃ kāhiṃti, taṃ jahā –puṇṇabhadde ya māṇibhadde ya|
tae ṇaṃ sayaduvāre nagare bahave rāīsara-talavara-māḍaṃbiya-koḍuṃbiya-ibbha-seṭṭhi-senāvai-satthabāhappabhitao annamannaṃ saddāvehiṃti, saddāvettā evaṃ vadehiṃti– jamhā ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! mahāpaumassa ranno do devā mahiḍḍhiyā jāva mahesakkhā seṇākammaṃ kareṃti, taṃ jahā–puṇṇabhadde ya māṇibhadde ya, taṃ hou ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! amhaṃ mahāpaumassa ranno docce vi, nāmadhejje devaseṇe-devaseṇe| tae ṇaṃ tassa mahāpaumassa ranno docce vi nāmadhejje bhavissati devaseṇe tti|
tae ṇaṃ tassa devasenassa ranno annayā kayāi sete saṃkhatala-vimala-sannigāse cauddaṃte hatthirayaṇe samuppajjissai| tae ṇaṃ se devaseṇe rāyā taṃ seyaṃ saṃkhatala-vimala-sannigāsaṃ cauddaṃtaṃ hatthirayaṇaṃ draḍhe samāṇe sayaduvāraṃ nagaraṃ majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ abhikkhaṇaṃ-abhikkhaṇaṃ atijāhiti ya nijjāhiti ya| tae ṇaṃ sayaduvāre nagare bahave rāīsara-talavara-māḍaṃbiya-koḍuṃbiya-ibbha-seṭṭhi-senāvai-satthavāhappabhitao annamannaṃ saddāvehiṃti, saddāvettā vadehiṃti–jamhā ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! amhaṃ devaseṇassa ranno sete saṃkhatala-vimala -sannigāse cauddaṃte hatthirayaṇe samuppanne, taṃ hou ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! amhaṃ devaseṇassa ranno tacce vi nāmadhejje vimalavāhane-vimalavāhane| tae ṇaṃ tassa devaseṇassa ranno tacce vi nāmadhejje bhavissati vimalavāhane tti|
tae ṇaṃ se vimalavāhane rāyā annayā kadāyi samaṇehiṃ niggaṃthehiṃ micchaṃ vippaḍivajjihiti–appegatie āosehiti, appegatie avahasihiti, appegatie nicchoḍehiti, appegatie nibbhaṃchehiti, appegatie baṃdhehiti, appegatie niruṃbhehiti, appegatiyāṇaṃ chavicchedaṃ karehiti, appegatie pamārehiti, appegatie uddavehiti, appegatiyāṇaṃ vatthaṃ paḍiggahaṃ kaṃbalaṃ pāyapuṃchaṇaṃ ācchiṃdihiti vicchiṃdihiti bhiṃdihiti avaharihiti, appegatiyāṇaṃ bhattapāṇaṃ vocchiṃdihiti, appegatie ninnagare karehiti, appegatie nivvisae karehiti|
tae ṇaṃ sayaduvāre nagare bahave rāīsara-talavara-māḍaṃbiya-koḍuṃbiya-ibbha-seṭṭhi-senāvai-satthavāhappabhitao annamannaṃ saddāvehiṃti, saddāvettā evaṃ vadihiṃti–evaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! vimalavāhane rāyā samaṇehiṃ niggaṃthehiṃ micchaṃ vippaḍivanne–appegatie āosati jāva nivvisae kareti, taṃ no khalu devānuppiyā! eyaṃ amhaṃ seyaṃ, no khalu eyaṃ vimalavāhaṇassa ranno seyaṃ, no khalu eyaṃ rajjassa vā raṭṭhassa vā balassa vā vāhaṇassa vā purassa vā aṃteurassa vā janavayassa vā seyaṃ, jaṇṇaṃ vimalavāhane rāyā samaṇehiṃ niggaṃthehiṃ micchaṃ vippaḍivanne| taṃ seyaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! amhaṃ vimalavāhaṇaṃ rāyaṃ eyamaṭṭhaṃ viṇṇavettae annamannassa aṃtiyaṃ eyamaṭṭhaṃ paḍisuṇehiṃti, paḍisuṇettā jeṇeva vimalavāhane rāyā teṇeva uvāgacchihiṃti, uvāgacchittā karayalapariggahiyaṃ dasanahaṃ sirasāvattaṃ matthae aṃjaliṃ kaṭṭu vimalavāhaṇaṃ rāyaṃ jaeṇaṃ vijaeṇaṃ vaddhāvehiṃti, vaddhāvettā evaṃ vadihiṃti–
evaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! samaṇehiṃ niggaṃthehiṃ micchaṃ vippaḍivannā appegatie āosaṃti jāva appegatie nivvisae kareṃti, taṃ no khalu eyaṃ devānuppiyāṇaṃ seyaṃ, no khalu eyaṃ amhaṃ seyaṃ, no khalu eyaṃ rajjassa vā jāva janavayassa vā seyaṃ, jaṇṇaṃ devānuppiyā! samaṇehiṃ niggaṃthehiṃ micchaṃ vippaḍivannā, taṃ viramaṃtu ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! eyassa aṭṭhassa akaraṇayāe|
tae ṇaṃ se vimalavāhane rāyā tehiṃ bahūhiṃ rāīsara-talavara-māḍaṃbiya-koḍuṃbiya-ibbha-seṭṭhi-senāvai-satthavāhappabhi-īhiṃ eyamaṭṭhaṃ viṇṇatte samāṇe no dhammo tti no tavo tti micchā-vinaeṇaṃ eyamaṭṭhaṃ paḍisuṇehiti|
tassa ṇaṃ sayaduvārassa nagarassa bahiyā uttarapuratthime disībhāge, ettha ṇaṃ subhūmibhāge nāmaṃ ujjāṇe bhavissai–savvouya-puppha-phalasamiddhe vaṇṇao|
teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ vimalassa arahao paoppae sumaṃgale nāmaṃ anagāre jāisaṃpanne, jahā dhammaghosassa vaṇṇao jāva saṃkhittaviulateyalesse tinnāṇovagae subhūmibhāgassa ujjāṇassa adūrasāmaṃte chaṭṭhaṃchaṭṭheṇaṃ anikkhitteṇaṃ tavokammeṇaṃ uḍḍhaṃ vāhāo pagijjhiya-pagijjhiya sūrābhimuhe āyāvaṇabhūmīe āyāvemāṇe viharissati|
tae ṇaṃ se vimalavāhane rāyā annadā kadāyi rahacariyaṃ kāuṃ nijjāhiti|
tae ṇaṃ se vimalavāhane rāyā subhūmibhāgassa ujjāṇassa adūrasāmaṃte rahacariyaṃ karemāṇe sumaṃgalaṃ anagāraṃ chaṭṭhaṃchaṭṭheṇaṃ anikkhitteṇaṃ tavokammeṇaṃ uḍḍhaṃ bāhāo pagijjhiya-pagijjhiya sūrābhimuhaṃ āyāvaṇabhūmīe āyāvemāṇaṃ pāsihiti, pāsittā āsurutte ruṭṭhe kuvie caṃḍikkie misimisemāṇe sumaṃgalaṃ anagāraṃ rahasireṇaṃ nollāvehiti|
tae ṇaṃ se sumaṃgale anagāre vimalavāhaneṇaṃ raṇṇā rahasireṇaṃ nollāvie samāṇe saṇiyaṃ-saṇiyaṃ uṭṭheheti, uṭṭhettā doccaṃ pi uḍḍhaṃ bāhāo pagijjhiya-pagijjhiya sūrābhimuhe āyāvaṇabhūmīe āyāvemāṇe viharissati|
tae ṇaṃ se vimalavāhane rāyā sumaṃgalaṃ anagāraṃ doccaṃ pi rahasireṇaṃ nollāvehiti|
tae ṇaṃ se sumaṃgale anagāre vimalavāhaneṇaṃ raṇṇā doccaṃ pi rahasireṇaṃ nollāvie samāṇe saṇiyaṃ-saṇiyaṃ uṭṭhehiti, uṭṭhettā ohiṃ pauṃjehiti, pauṃjittā vimalavāhaṇassa ranno tītaddhaṃ ābhoehiti, ābhoettā vimalavāhaṇaṃ rāyaṃ evaṃ vaihiti–no khalu tumaṃ vimalavāhane rāyā, no khalu tumaṃ devaseṇe rāyā, no khalu tumaṃ mahāpaume rāyā, tumaṇṇaṃ io tacce bhavaggahaṇe gosāle nāmaṃ maṃkhaliputte hotthā–samaṇaghāyae jāva chaumatthe ceva kālagae, taṃ jai te tadā savvāṇubhūtiṇā anagāreṇaṃ pabhuṇā vi hoūṇaṃ sammaṃ sahiyaṃ khamiyaṃ titikkhiyaṃ ahiyāsiyaṃ, jai te tadā sunakkhatteṇaṃ anagāreṇaṃ pabhuṇā vi hoūṇaṃ sammaṃ sahiyaṃ khamiyaṃ titikkhiyaṃ ahiyāsiyaṃ, jai te tadā samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ pabhuṇā vi hoūṇaṃ sammaṃ sahiyaṃ khamiyaṃ titikkhiyaṃ ahiyāsiyaṃ, taṃ no khalu te ahaṃ tahā sammaṃ sahissaṃ khamissaṃ titikkhissaṃ ahiyāsissaṃ, ahaṃ te navaraṃ–sahayaṃ sarahaṃ sasārahiyaṃ taveṇaṃ teeṇaṃ egāhaccaṃ kūḍāhaccaṃ bhāsarāsiṃ karejjāmi|
tae ṇaṃ se vimalavāhane rāyā sumaṃgaleṇaṃ anagāreṇaṃ evaṃ vutte samāṇe āsurutte ruṭṭhe kuvie caṃḍikkie misimise-māṇe sumaṃgalaṃ anagāraṃ taccaṃ pi rahasireṇaṃ nollāvihiti|
tae ṇaṃ se sumaṃgale anagāre vimalavāhaneṇaṃ raṇṇā taccaṃ pi rahasireṇaṃ nollāvie samāṇe āsurutte jāva misimisemāṇe āyāvaṇabhūmīo paccorubhai, paccorubhittā teyāsamugghāeṇaṃ samohaṇṇihiti, samohaṇittā sattaṭṭha payāiṃ paccosakkihiti, paccosakkittā vimalavāhaṇaṃ rāyaṃ sahayaṃ sarahaṃ sasārahiyaṃ taveṇaṃ teeṇaṃ egāhaccaṃ kūḍāhaccaṃ bhāsarāsiṃ karehiti|
sumaṃgale ṇaṃ bhaṃte! anagāre vimalavāhaṇaṃ rāyaṃ sahayaṃ jāva bhāsarāsiṃ karettā kahiṃ gacchihiti? kahiṃ uvavajji-hiti?
goyamā! sumaṃgale anagāre vimalavāhaṇaṃ rāyaṃ sahayaṃ jāva bhāsarāsiṃ karettā bahūhiṃ chaṭṭhaṭṭhama-dasama-duvālasehiṃ māsaddhamāsakhamaṇehiṃ vicittehiṃ tavokammehiṃ appāṇaṃ bhāvemāṇe bahūiṃ vāsāiṃ sāmaṇṇapariyāgaṃ pāuṇehiti, pāuṇittā māsiyāe saṃlehaṇāe attāṇaṃ jjhūsittā, saṭṭhiṃ bhattāiṃ anasanāe chedettā āloiya-paḍikkaṃte samāhipatte uḍḍhaṃ caṃdima jāva gevijjavimānāvāsasayaṃ vīivaittā savvaṭṭha siddhe mahāvimāne devattāe uvavajjihiti| tattha ṇaṃ devāṇaṃ ajahannamaṇukkosenaṃ tettīsaṃ sāgarovamāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā| tattha ṇaṃ sumaṃga-lassa vi devassa ajahannamaṇukkosenaṃ tettīsaṃ sāgarovamāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! sumaṃgale deve tāo devalogāo āukkhaeṇaṃ bhavakkhaeṇaṃ ṭhiikkhaeṇaṃ anaṃtaraṃ cayaṃ caittā kahiṃ gacchihiti? kahiṃ uvavajjihiti?
goyamā! mahāvidehe vāse sijjhihiti jāva savvadukkhāṇaṃ aṃtaṃ kareṃti|

"Indeed, Venerable Sir, as to the disciple and bad pupil of the Beloved of the Gods, named Gośāla Maṅkhaliputra—where did he go, where was he reborn, after passing away in the fullness of time?"
"Indeed, Gautama, my disciple and bad pupil named Gośāla Maṅkhaliputra, a slayer of śramaṇas […] having passed away while still an unliberated mortal in the fullness of time, was reborn as a deva up above the moon and sun, […] in the Acyuta heaven. There, a lifespan duration of twenty-two sāgaropamas is declared for some devas; there, a lifespan duration of twenty-two sāgaropamas is also declared for the deva Gośāla."
"Venerable Sir, where will that deva Gośāla go, where will he be reborn, immediately upon descending from that celestial world with the exhaustion of his lifespan, the exhaustion of his state of existence, and the exhaustion of his duration?"
"Gautama! Right here on the continent of Jambūdvīpa, in the realm of Bhārata, at the foot of Mount Vindhya, in the Puṇḍra country, in the city of Śatadvāra, he will be reborn as a son in the womb of Bhadrā, the wife of King Saṃmuti. There, when nine full months and seven and a half days and nights have elapsed, […] she will give birth to a handsome boy.
And on the night that boy is born, showers of lotuses and showers of jewels will rain down, weight by weight and jar by jar, inside and outside the city of Śatadvāra.
Then, when the eleventh day has passed and the rites of post-birth impurity have been performed, on the arrival of the twelfth day, that boy's parents will give him a secondary, merit-derived name in this manner: 'Since, when this boy of ours was born, showers of lotuses and showers of jewels rained down inside and outside the city of Śatadvāra, weight by weight and jar by jar, let this boy of ours be named Mahāpadma, Mahāpadma.' Then the boy's parents will give him the name Mahāpadma.
Then, knowing that the boy Mahāpadma has reached a little over eight years of age, on an auspicious tithi, karaṇa, day, asterism, and muhūrta, his parents will consecrate him with a grand royal consecration. He will become a king there, possessed of the strength of the great Himavat, the great Malaya, Mandara, and Mahendra [mountains], […] and will dwell [there].
Then, at another time, two devas of great majesty, […] of great renown, namely Pūrṇabhadra and Māṇibhadra, will perform the service of an army for that King Mahāpadma.
Then many subordinate kings, talavaras, village chiefs, householders, wealthy men, merchants, generals, caravan leaders, and others in the city of Śatadvāra will call upon one another, and having summoned one another, will speak thus: 'Since, O beloved of the gods, two devas of great majesty, […] of great renown, namely Pūrṇabhadra and Māṇibhadra, perform the service of an army for King Mahāpadma, therefore, O beloved of the gods, let our King Mahāpadma have a second name, Devasena, Devasena.' Then that King Mahāpadma's second name will be Devasena.
Then, at another time, a jewel of an elephant will be born to King Devasena, white as the surface of a conch shell, spotless, and four-tusked. Then King Devasena, mounted upon that four-tusked jewel of an elephant—white as the surface of a conch shell and spotless—will frequently enter and depart right through the center of the city of Śatadvāra. Then many subordinate kings, talavaras, village chiefs, householders, wealthy men, merchants, generals, caravan leaders, and others in the city of Śatadvāra will call upon one another, and having summoned one another, will speak: 'Since, O beloved of the gods, a jewel of an elephant—white as the surface of a conch shell, spotless, and four-tusked—has been born to our King Devasena, therefore, O beloved of the gods, let our King Devasena have a third name, Vimalavāhana, Vimalavāhana.' Then that King Devasena's third name will be Vimalavāhana.
Then, at another time, King Vimalavāhana will adopt a wrong course toward the Śramaṇa Nirgranthas: he will abuse some, deride some, tear some away, reproach some, bind some, imprison some, mutilate the skin of some, slay some, torment some; he will seize, tear to pieces, destroy, and carry off the robes, bowls, blankets, and broom-dusters of some; he will cut off the food and drink of some, expel some from the city, and banish some from the realm.
Then many subordinate kings, talavaras, village chiefs, householders, wealthy men, merchants, generals, caravan leaders, and others in the city of Śatadvāra will call upon one another, and having summoned one another, will speak thus: 'Indeed, O beloved of the gods, King Vimalavāhana has taken a wrong course toward the Śramaṇa Nirgranthas: he abuses some, […] and banishes some from the realm. Truly, O beloved of the gods, this is not good for us; truly this is not good for King Vimalavāhana; truly this is not good for the kingdom, or the territory, or the army, or the conveyances, or the town, or the inner quarters, or the country—that King Vimalavāhana has taken a wrong course toward the Śramaṇa Nirgranthas. Therefore, O beloved of the gods, it is better for us to inform King Vimalavāhana of this matter.' They will mutually agree upon this matter among themselves, and having agreed, will approach King Vimalavāhana. Having approached, raising their ten fingertips together to their foreheads in a respectful gesture, they will greet King Vimalavāhana with wishes of victory and triumph, and having hailed him, they will speak thus:
'Indeed, O beloved of the gods, you have taken a wrong course toward the Śramaṇa Nirgranthas: you abuse some, […] and banish some from the realm. Truly this is not good for you, O beloved of the gods, nor is this good for us, nor is this good for the kingdom, […] or the country, that you, O beloved of the gods, have taken a wrong course toward the Śramaṇa Nirgranthas. Therefore, O beloved of the gods, desist from committing this act!'
Then, when informed of this matter by those many subordinate kings, talavaras, village chiefs, householders, wealthy men, merchants, generals, caravan leaders, and others, King Vimalavāhana—thinking 'there is no Dharma, there is no austerity'—will accept the matter only with false deference.
To the north-east direction outside that city of Śatadvāra, there will be a park named Subhūmibhāga, rich in flowers and fruits of all seasons, […].
At that time, in that period, there will be a pupil's pupil of the Arhat Vimala named Sumaṅgala, a homeless ascetic endowed with noble birth, [described] as in the description of Dharmaghoṣa, […] who has compressed his extensive te悍leśyā and is endowed with three types of knowledge. Near that Subhūmibhāga park, undertaking the unremitted austerity of two consecutive days of fasting, stretching his arms upwards, he will dwell performing heat-penance on the penance-ground facing the sun.
Then at another time, King Vimalavāhana will go out on a chariot drive.
Then King Vimalavāhana, while taking his chariot drive near the Subhūmibhāga park, will see the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala undertaking the unremitted austerity of two consecutive days of fasting, stretching his arms upwards, performing heat-penance on the penance-ground facing the sun. Having seen him, enraged, furious, wrathful, fierce, and burning with fury, he will push down the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala with the front of his chariot.
Then the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala, having been knocked down by King Vimalavāhana with the front of his chariot, will slowly rise up, and having risen, will for a second time stretch his arms upwards and dwell performing heat-penance on the penance-ground facing the sun.
Then King Vimalavāhana will knock down the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala a second time with the front of his chariot.
Then the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala, having been knocked down a second time by King Vimalavāhana with the front of his chariot, will slowly rise up, and having risen, will apply his clairvoyant knowledge. Having applied it, he will examine King Vimalavāhana's past, and having discerned it, will speak thus to King Vimalavāhana: 'You are indeed not King Vimalavāhana, you are not King Devasena, you are not King Mahāpadma; in the third birth before this, you were Gośāla Maṅkhaliputra, a slayer of śramaṇas, […] who died while still an unliberated mortal. If at that time the homeless ascetic Sarvānubhūti, though capable, properly endured, forgave, tolerated, and bore [your assault]; if at that time the homeless ascetic Sunaksatra, though capable, properly endured, forgave, tolerated, and bore [your assault]; if at that time the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, though capable, properly endured, forgave, tolerated, and bore [your assault]; yet I shall certainly not properly endure, forgive, tolerate, and bear you in that manner! Rather, with my austerity and heat-power, I shall reduce you together with your horses, chariot, and charioteer to a single heap of ashes with a crushing blow!'
Then King Vimalavāhana, being addressed thus by the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala, enraged, furious, wrathful, fierce, and burning with fury, will knock down the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala a third time with the front of his chariot.
Then the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala, having been knocked down a third time by King Vimalavāhana with the front of his chariot, enraged […] and burning with fury, will descend from the penance-ground. Having descended, he will enter the transformation of fiery matter, and having entered it, he will step back seven or eight paces. Having stepped back, with his austerity and heat-power he will reduce King Vimalavāhana together with his horses, chariot, and charioteer to a single heap of ashes with a crushing blow.
Venerable Sir, after reducing King Vimalavāhana together with his horses […] to a heap of ashes, where will the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala go, where will he be reborn?
"Gautama! After reducing King Vimalavāhana together with his horses […] to a heap of ashes, the homeless ascetic Sumaṅgala will purify himself through many varied austerities of two-, three-, four-, and five-day fasts, half-month fasts, and month-long fasts, and will fulfill many years of ascetic career. Having fulfilled it, emaciating himself through a one-month saṃlekhanā and cutting off sixty meals through fasting, having confessed and repented, attaining mental composure, passing beyond the moon […] and the hundreds of Graiveyaka celestial abodes, he will be reborn as a deva in the great celestial abode of Sarvārthasiddha. There, a lifespan duration of thirty-three sāgaropamas, neither less nor more, is declared for the devas; there, a lifespan duration of thirty-three sāgaropamas, neither less nor more, is also declared for the deva Sumaṅgala."
"Venerable Sir, where will the deva Sumaṅgala go, where will he be reborn, immediately upon descending from that celestial world with the exhaustion of his lifespan, the exhaustion of his state of existence, and the exhaustion of his duration?"
"Gautama! In the region of Mahāvideha he will attain liberation […] and put an end to all suffering."